Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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Color: Gray
Elysium 1
By Ana Zanic
Located in West Des Moines, IA
Artist Ana Zanic's abstract forms of blue and gray meld together within "Elysium 1." Hints of gold are speckled throughout the work. Dreamy and modern, this piece will bring joy and ...
Category
2010s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Elysium 2
By Ana Zanic
Located in West Des Moines, IA
Abstraction finds full beauty in Ana Zanic's watercolor piece "Elysium 2." The combination of sleek modern design and blue, gray, and gold will bring life to any space. Check our listings for other great...
Category
2010s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled 2302 (Abstract Drawing)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 2302 (Abstract Drawing)
Oil and paper on paper - Unframed.
In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
C - 13
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme.
Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Color Pencil
Peaceful in Harmony, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Catherine McCargar captures the peaceful ambiance of a September morning in the countryside. She paints a view of Harmony, a tiny town along the central California coast just south of Cambria. The iconic farmhouse is enveloped by soft golden grasses and cool blue hills, imparting a tranquil feel to the scenic surroundings.
About the Artist
Impressionist Catherine McCargar expresses her deep admiration of nature through landscape paintings of Northern California...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Christina #3, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Gail Ragains paints a live model's pose within five minutes. Her gestural ink washes come from the direct application of ink. She approaches this work wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Graphite nude study, 19th Century British School, Gilt Frame
Located in London, GB
Graphite on paper, signed bottom right 'R.R.T'
Image size: 9 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (24.25 x 11.5 cm)
Hand made Pre-Raphaelite gilt frame
This is a delicate graphite study of a nude wom...
Category
19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Dark Bloom W-2021-3-4
By Ana Zanic
Located in West Des Moines, IA
Dark blooms engage in an abstract floral watercolor arrangement. Pale shades of blue and yellow delight on a light background wash of color....
Category
2010s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
C - 1 2021
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme. Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental
zen colors as the sides of the paintings expa...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Color Pencil
Laboratory _ Journal _ Day _ 00200 - Drawing, Floral, Black, White
By Alina Aldea
Located in Berlin, DE
Laboratory_Journal_Day 00200, 2022
black ink on white paper
27 9/16 H x 39 3/8 W cm
70 H x 100 W cm
The drawings signed by Alina Aldea show the meticulousness and perfection of micr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
C - 5
Located in Milano, IT
A meditative suspended calm of color, recalling an iconic theme.
Painting through dynamic and oblique forms mixing western and oriental zen colors as the sides of the paintings expan...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Pencil, Color Pencil
Lively cooking study
Located in Genève, GE
Works on paper
Category
20th Century Italian School Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon
Rare Rodin Watercolour & Pencil on Paper of a Seated Nude - The Cambodian Dancer
Located in London, GB
Auguste RODIN (1840-1917)
Seated Nude, Cambodian Dancer
c. 1898 - 1900
Pencil and watercolour
11.5 x 9.3 inches;
25 x 20.5 inches, inc. frame
Provenance:
Christie's South Kensington: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
"It's very simple. My drawings are the key of my art."
Rodin was an extraordinary creative artist and a prolific worker. After attending the “Petite École”, he worked in the studio of the ornamentalist Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, first in Paris, then in Brussels, where his skill in handling decorative subjects fashionable in the 18th century became apparent. His discovery of Michelangelo, during a visit to Italy in 1875-76, was a decisive moment in his career. Rodin would, in turn, break new ground in sculpture, paving the way for 20th-century art, by introducing methods and techniques that were central to his own artistic aesthetics.
In 1906, King Sisowath of Cambodia visited France on an official state visit. It was on this visit that Rodin discovered the dancers of the Cambodian Royal Ballet and was inspired to draw and paint them over 150 times.
They made a deep impression on the artist, as he confided to Georges Bourdon, in an article for the newspaper Le Figaro on 1 August 1906: “There is an extraordinary beauty, a perfect beauty, about these slow, monotonous dances, which follow the pulsating rhythm of the music… [The Cambodians] have taught me movements I had never come across anywhere before…”
Originally seeing them in Paris he left everything suddenly to follow the dancers of the royal ballet to Marseille, from where they would embark on their return to Cambodia.
In just one week, he made about one hundred and fifty drawings, re-transcribing or interpreting the ballet poses, with an obvious fascination for the arms and hands of the dancers. These drawings were later highlighted with watercolour, creating coloured harmonies of a rare refinement.
The first performance of the Cambodian Royal Ballet took place in the context of the Colonial Exhibition in Marseille. Sisowath 1st had just been crowned King of Cambodia when he undertook the first trip ever to be made by a Cambodian sovereign to France, which had controlled Cambodia since June 1884. This official visit occurred at the height of French colonial expansion. Previously, the Universal Exhibition of 1900 had attracted 48 million visitors! The organisers realised what a tremendous impact this event made on the public, and it was soon adopted as the main tool for colonial propaganda. At the exhibition in Marseilles, the area devoted to Indochina was the largest of the seven sections.
When Auguste Rodin met the troupe of dancers for the first time in July 1906, during their brief visit to Paris for an exceptional performance at the Pré Catalan...
Category
19th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Christina, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Using gestural ink washes to draw a live model's pose, artist Gail Ragains directly applies her medium in fast strokes. She uses an expressive approach to quick...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
View from Latin Convent, Jerusalem, Graphite and Watercolour Signed Artwork
Located in London, GB
Graphite and watercolour on paper, signed lower right
Orignial mount
Image size: 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 (31 x 22 cm)
Richard Phené Spiers
Spiers (1838 – 3 October 1916 London) was an Engli...
Category
Mid-20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Graphite
Hornsley Rise, Graphite Sketch, 20th Century English Artist
By Gordon Scott
Located in London, GB
Pencil and wash on paper
Image size: 8 1/2 x 8 inches (22 x 20.25 cm)
Contemporary style frame
Gordon Scott
Gordon Scott was trained at the Royal College of Art (1934-38) under Gil...
Category
20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Westminster Cathedral, 20th Century Graphite Sketch, English Artist
By Gordon Scott
Located in London, GB
Graphite on paper
Image size: 11 x 8 ½ inches (28 x 22 cm)
White gold frame
Gordon Scott
Gordon Scott was trained at the Royal College of Art (1934-38) under Gilbert Spencer, Alan ...
Category
20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Auguste Gardanne (1840-1890) Soldiers at rest, War of 1870, wartercolor
Located in Paris, FR
Auguste Gardanne (circa 1840- circa 1890)
Soldiers at rest during the franco-prussian war of 1870
Watercolor on paper
On the reverse Study of a battlefield (?)
Pencil on paper
Mark o...
Category
1870s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Cyclist, 20th Century English Graphite Sketch
By Gordon Scott
Located in London, GB
Pencil on Paper
Image size: 18 1/2 x 14 inches (45.75 x 35.5 cm)
White gold frame
Gordon Scott
Scott was trained at the Royal College of Art (1934-38) under Gilbert Spencer, Alan So...
Category
20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Body in the Field #2 - Red, Blue, Drawing, Coloured Pencils, Landscape
Located in Berlin, DE
Body in the Field #2, 2022
coloured pencils on canvas
25 H x 16 W cm
Signed on reverse
Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of the human body through the prism of t...
Category
2010s Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Color Pencil
The Race, 20th Century Graphite Sketch, English Artist
By Gordon Scott
Located in London, GB
Graphite on paper
Image size: 11 3/4 x 16 inches (30 x 40.5 cm)
White gold frame
Gordon Scott
Gordon Scott was trained at the Royal College of Art (1934-38) under Gilbert Spencer, ...
Category
20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Welder Merchant Ship, Ink Drawing by Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of marine works from Laurence Dunn's Archives. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller."
Laurence D...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Young woman
By Henri Fehr
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
Workshop stamp on the back of the work
Category
20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon
Architectural Design III by Louis Osman FRIBA
By Louis Osman
Located in London, GB
Louis Osman was an English artist, architect, goldsmith, silversmith and medallist. He is notable for the gold coronet he designed and made for the investiture in 1969 of Charles, Pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Architectural Design II by Louis Osman FRIBA
By Louis Osman
Located in London, GB
Louis Osman was an English artist, architect, goldsmith, silversmith and medallist. He is notable for the gold coronet he designed and made for the investiture in 1969 of Charles, Pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pencil
watcher , 59 x 84 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
watcher , 59 x 84 cm
Category
2010s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Samurai - Grey, White, Collage, Surrealism, Paper
Located in Berlin, DE
Samurai, 2021
Collage on paper
50.4 H x 35 W cm
Signed on the right side down
Raluca Arnăutu dreams the world through collages. A collage, dreamlike and surreal, populated by thousands of pieces of paper, textiles, pieces of plastic, found or made objects, which intertwine on the paper support and as in a well-controlled and thought puzzle give birth to a new universe.
The new series of collages...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
'Venice, Lagoon in morning Haze', mixed media on paper. Circa 2007.
Located in Frome, Somerset
View of the Guideca looking at the Ducal Palace and Saint Marks in morning haze light.. A Capriccio mooded piece to capture the essence of experience of Venice. Gradwell's raison d'e...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Memory, 21 x 30 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
memory, 21 x 30 cm
Category
2010s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
mother , 59 x 42 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
mother , 59 x 42 cm
Category
2010s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Flower in a Chalice
By Andy Warhol
Located in London, GB
This is a unique pencil drawing by the artist Andy Warhol.
It was realised circa 1974.
It is stamped twice by the estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, verso. It is also initialed 'VF' by Vincent Fremont of the Andy Warhol Foundation and inscribed with the identification number"RO-28.13", verso.
Provenance: Estate of Andy Warhol.
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York.
Susan Sheehan Gallery...
Category
1970s Pop Art Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil
From the series "The magic babies", paper, pencil, 30x21 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
From the series "The magic babies", paper, pencil, 30x21 cm
Category
2010s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
From the series "The magic babies", paper, pencil, 30x21 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
From the series "The magic babies", paper, pencil, 30x21 cm
Category
2010s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Forest, Original Watercolor, Light, Trees, France
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Watercolor on Archival and Heavy paper - Original Watercolor, Light, Trees, France
This is a watercolor inspired by a forest in France, the work is in very good condition and is sig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
From the series "The magic babies", paper, pencil, 30x21 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
From the series "The magic babies", paper, pencil, 30x21 cm
Category
2010s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
From the series "The magic babies", paper, pencil, 30x21 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
From the series "The magic babies", paper, pencil, 30x21 cm
Category
2010s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
my personal beast, 84 x 59 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
my personal beast
Category
2010s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Untitled 2310 (Abstract Drawing)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 2310 (Abstract Drawing)
Oil on paper - Unframed.
In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that emerge wh...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Untitled 2308 (Abstract Drawing)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 2308 (Abstract Drawing)
Oil and paper on paper - Unframed.
In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that...
Category
2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Toy Horse
By Harold Town
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Harold Town (1924-1990) remains one of the most accomplished and fascinating characters from the "Painters Eleven" group.
While Town coined the group's name (based on the number of...
Category
1970s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Pastel, Graphite
postwar characters Spanish Civil War crayons drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alfredo Opisso Cardona (1907-1980) - Post-war characters - Colored crayons
Crayons.
Frame in poor condition.
Measures work 32x20cm.
Frame measures 55x43 cm.
Category
1940s Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon
S.S. Automedon, Bodycolour Drawing by Marine Artist, W. A. Scott
Located in London, GB
W. A. Scott
S.S. Automedon (1956)
Bodycolour
26 x 33.5 cm
Signed l.r.
SS Automedon was a Blue Funnel Line refrigerated cargo steamship. She was launched in 1921 on the River Tyne...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Rue de la Mer by H. Claude Pissarro - Pastel, Post-Impressionist
Located in London, GB
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Rue de la Mer by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935)
Pastel on card
37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches)
Signed lower rig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Black and white sketch of two women by Modern British artist Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A really eye-catching black and white figurative work by Modern British artist Ewart Johns (1923 - 2013)
Ewart Johns (British, 1923 – 2013)
Sketch for two women sitting
Felt tip on...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Felt Pen
The Works, Pen and Ink 20th Century Artwork, Female British Artist
Located in London, GB
Pen, ink and wash on paper
Image size: 8 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (21.5 x 24 cm)
Mounted
Mary A Brooks
Mary A Brooks was a notable contributor to a vast array of children's publications...
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20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Nude in Blue - female nude drawing by Paula Craioveanu inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Nude in Blue"
Part of my Nude in Interior series.
Female nude, ultramarine blue tempera on blue gray paper, inspired by Matisse.
70x50cm / 27.5x19.5in
Shipped rolled in a tube from...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Paper
Black, white Homage to Piccaso painting by Modern British artist Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A really eye-catching black and white figurative work by Modern British artist Ewart Johns (1923 - 2013) 'A Homage to Picasso'
Ewart Johns (British, 1923 – 2013)
Homage to Picasso
P...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Place Vendôme by H. Claude Pissarro - Pastel on card, Post-Impressionist
Located in London, GB
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Place Vendôme by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935)
Pastel on card
37 x 51 cm (14 ⁵/₈ x 20 ¹/₈ inches)
Signed lower rig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Abstract 1 Ink on Paper by Dmitry Samygin
Located in Paris, FR
Abstract Ink on Cotton paper
Abstract 1 by Dmitry Samygin
65 x 50 cm
About Dmitry Samygin
Furniture and Product Designer. His approach relies on simple forms and clarity in ideas with carefully chosen materials to expose the essence of an object. His products exemplify humanistic design, comfort in everyday use and ergonomic function.
He is a prize-winner in international competitions. He has taken part in exhibitions in Paris, Milan and Moscow, collaborates with European and Russian production, architectural and design companies. Since 2021 Dmitriy's design has been presented in a permanent exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Moscow. Dmitry's graphics and designs are in private collections all over the world.
Samygin's Awards
2023 I+D / Design Now / winner (product design & decor)
2021 Red dot / Modul
2021 I+D magazine award / Shelter (covers for the sculptures of Moscow State Architectural Museum)
2020 Best 2020 AD Russia
2019 Andrew World...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Paper, Ink
Soft red 3 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Soft red 3 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic and pigments on paper — Unframed.
Emma Godebska is a French abstract artist living in Nimes, France.
Her use of natural pigments, reflective ...
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2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pigment
NAL KWON (Flying martial arts)
Located in Seoul, KR
About ‘Nal Kwon’
Nal Kwon is a phonetic representation of the Korean characters 날 and 권 . The character 날(Nal) is derived from the verb 날다 which means fly and Kwon refers to a kind o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Gestural Ink Wash #52, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Gail Ragain presents an abstract portrait of a nude woman bending over the side. Gail approaches the piece with spontaneous bursts of expression, followe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Abstract Drawing on Paper Color Pencil "Greens I" line squiggle tangle organic
Located in Hamburg, HH
This colored pencil drawing on delicate very light-cream (almost white) colored paper was made in 2023 by Amanda Andersen, "Greens I" is one in a series of two green line drawings. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
NIM KWON (Lover martial art)
Located in Seoul, KR
About ‘Nim Kwon’
Nim Kwon is a phonetic representation of the Korean characters 님 and 권. The Korean word Nim means one’s lover and Kwon refers to a kind of martial arts.
About Seung...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled #22-0000-22
Located in New Orleans, LA
This work was part of "Body Politics", the August/September 2022 exhibition marked the debut of this work in the region (New Orleans), and the first time any of these works have been made available for purchase. This work is part of what remained among his sketchbooks and drawings, after his death.
This work is framed in white as show in the installation shot, and is a unique and original work by the artist. All sales from this auction benefit the Ardeshir Mohasses...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Abstract 2 Ink on Paper by Dmitry Samygin
Located in Paris, FR
Abstract Ink on Cotton paper
Abstract 2 by Dmitry Samygin
65 x 50 cm
About Dmitry Samygin
Furniture and Product Designer. His approach relies on simple forms and clarity in ideas with carefully chosen materials to expose the essence of an object. His products exemplify humanistic design, comfort in everyday use and ergonomic function.
He is a prize-winner in international competitions. He has taken part in exhibitions in Paris, Milan and Moscow, collaborates with European and Russian production, architectural and design companies. Since 2021 Dmitriy's design has been presented in a permanent exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Moscow. Dmitry's graphics and designs are in private collections all over the world.
Samygin's Awards
2023 I+D / Design Now / winner (product design & decor)
2021 Red dot / Modul
2021 I+D magazine award / Shelter (covers for the sculptures of Moscow State Architectural Museum)
2020 Best 2020 AD Russia
2019 Andrew World...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Paper, Ink
Les Andelys by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro - Watercolour and Ink on Paper Painting
Located in London, GB
Les Andelys by Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952)
Watercolour and ink on paper
28 x 38 cm (11 x 15 inches)
Inscribed, dated and signed lower left, Les Andelys 1927 Ludovic Rodo
Thi...
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1920s Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
L'Aloés de la Calanque - Bréhat by H. Claude Pissarro - Post-Impressionist
Located in London, GB
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L' Aloés de la Calanque - Bréhat by H. Claude Pissarro (b. 1935)
Pastel on card
51 x 37 cm (20 ¹/₈ x 14 ⁵/₈ inche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Revitalize your interiors — introduce drawings and watercolor paintings to your home to evoke emotions, stir conversation and show off your personality and elevated taste.
Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art.
The supplies and methods used by artists and illustrators to create drawings and paintings have evolved over the years, and so too have the intentions. Artists can use their drawing and painting talents to observe and capture a moment, to explore or communicate ideas and convey or evoke emotion. No matter if an artist is working in charcoal or in watercolor and has chosen to portray the marvels of the pure human form, to create realistic depictions of animals in their natural habitats or perhaps to forge a new path that references the long history of abstract visual art, adding a drawing or watercolor painting to your living room or dining room that speaks to you will in turn speak to your guests and conjure stimulating energy in your space.
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